FCC Announces Membership of the Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski has appointed the members of the Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council. William Smith of AT&T and Chris Fischer of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials, International will co-chair the council that will provide recommendations to the Commission regarding best practices and actions the Commission can take to ensure optimal security, reliability, and interoperability of communications systems, including telecommunications, media and public safety communications systems.

COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY, RELIABILITY & INTEROPERABILITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS

• Jeffery Goldthorp, Designated Federal Officer
• Jean Ann Collins, Deputy Designated Federal Officer

Co-Chairs:
William Smith, AT&T, Inc.
Chris Fischer, Association of Public Safety Communications Officials, International

Members:

• Tony Asion, El Pueblo, Inc.
• Robert Azzi, Sprint Nextel
• Robert G. Bailey, Jr., Harris County (MS) Emergency Communications Commission
• James Dennis Baucom, National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors
• Becky Berger, State of Montana 911 Program
• Scott K. Bergmann, CTIA - The Wireless Association®
• Charles Brennan, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Public Safety Radio Services
• Paul V. Brenner, Emmis Communications
• Glenn Britt, Time Warner Cable
• Marcia Brooks, Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family National Center for Accessible Media
• John J. Brown, International Association of Fire Chiefs
• William K. Brownlow, National Public Safety Telecommunications Council
• Ingrid Caples, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Leonard Charles, Morgan Murphy Media, Midwest
• Lynn Claudy, National Association of Broadcasters
• Turner Clayton, Jr., Seminole County, FL, Branch of the NAACP
• James Corry, Satellite Industry Association
• Preston A. Davis, ABC Television Network
• Doug Davis, COMPTEL
• Garrick DeClay, Bureau of Indian Affairs
• Craig W. Donaldson, Intrado
• Dr. Adam T. Drobot, Telcordia
• Pat Esser, Cox Communications
• Chris Essid, Office of Emergency Communications, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Laurie Flaherty, U.S. Department of Transportation
• Dr. Brian Fontes, National Emergency Number Association
• Robert Gabrielli, DIRECTV, Inc.
• Lise Hamlin, Hearing Loss Association of America
• Maureen F. Harris, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
• Dennis Huber, Century Link
• John Lawson, ION Media Networks
• Amador Lucero, Qwest
• Richard J. Lynch, Verizon Communications
• James Madon, National Communications System, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Stephen R. Malphrus, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
• Kevin McGinnis, National Association of State EMS Officials
• Kevin McGuire, National Telecommunications Cooperative Association
• John M. Merklinger, City of Rochester/County of Monroe, Emergency Communications Dept.
• Susan Miller, Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions
• Brian Moir, E-Commerce, Telecommunications Users Group
• John Morris, Center for Democracy & Technology
• Robert M. Moseley, National Fraternal Order of Police
• Damon Penn, Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Art Prest, Rural Telecommunications Group
• Janice Quintana, District of Columbia Office of Unified Communications
• Neville Ray, T-Mobile USA, Inc.
• Daphne Rhoe, California 911 Emergency Communications Office
• C. Patrick Roberts, Florida Association of Broadcasters
• Robert J. Ross, CBS Broadcasting, Inc.
• John D. Schanz, Comcast Cable
• Carlos Solari, Telecommunications Industry Association
• Lonna Thompson, Association of Public Television Stations
• Scott Tollefsen, USA Mobility
• Maurice Tosé, TeleCommunications Systems, Inc.
• Alan Tschirner, National Cable Television Cooperative, Inc.